The Virtue of Standing in Night Prayer

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Question:
May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good. Tell us about the virtue of standing in night prayer. May Allah reward you with good, and may He grant you success.

Answer:
Standing in prayer at night carries a great virtue, and it is the best of the absolute voluntary acts. Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, said to His Prophet:

And from [part of] the night, pray with it as additional [worship] for you

وَمِنَ اللَّيْلِ فَتَهَجَّدْ بِهِ نَافِلَةً لَّكَ

[Al-Isra 17:79]

. And He, Glorified and Exalted is He, described the believers who are mindful of Him, saying that they are:

⁽¹⁷⁾ They used to sleep but little of the night, ⁽¹⁸⁾ And in the hours before dawn they would ask forgiveness,

كَانُوا قَلِيلًا مِّنَ اللَّيْلِ مَا يَهْجَعُونَ وَبِالْأَسْحَارِ هُمْ يَسْتَغْفِرُونَ

[Adh-Dhariyat 51:17-18]

. He, Glorified and Exalted is He, says: Is there anyone seeking something, that I may give it to him? Is there anyone calling upon Me, that I may answer him? Is there anyone seeking forgiveness, that I may forgive him? Allah, Mighty and Majestic, says:

They arise from [their] beds

تَتَجَافَىٰ جُنُوبُهُمْ عَنِ الْمَضَاجِعِ

[As-Sajdah 32:16]

they supplicate their Lord in fear and aspiration, and from what We have provided them, they spend.

يَدْعُونَ رَبَّهُمْ خَوْفًا وَطَمَعًا وَمِمَّا رَزَقْنَاهُمْ يُنفِقُونَ

[As-Sajdah 32:16]

In these verses, there is praise for standing in prayer at night and for those who spend the night in worship. This is because the distractions are cut off during the night, and it is more conducive to reflection and the presence of the heart, and because it is further removed from showing off in worship, among other secrets of standing in prayer at night. Yes.

Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 4504- فضل قيام الليل - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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